Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

61

Gender

Female

Birthday

1949-10-21 (76 years old)

Place of Birth

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Also Known As

LaTanya Richardson

LaTanya Jackson

LaTanya Richardson Jackson

Biography

LaTanya Richardson, often listed as LaTanya Richardson Jackson, is an American actress and producer. She began her career appearing in off-Broadway, before playing supporting roles on television and film.

Known For

Lone Star

The Watsons Go to Birmingham

The Watsons Go to Birmingham

Juice

Juice

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

Lorenzo's Oil

Lorenzo's Oil

Fried Green Tomatoes

Fried Green Tomatoes

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?

Acting

You Hurt My Feelings

2023

You Hurt My Feelings

as

Sylvia

The Fighting Temptations

2003

The Fighting Temptations

as

Paulina Pritchett

U.S. Marshals

1998

U.S. Marshals

as

Cooper

Freedomland

2006

Freedomland

as

Marie

1996

Lone Star

as

Priscilla Worth

Mother and Child

2009

Mother and Child

as

Carol

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

2003

Unchained Memories: Readings from the Slave Narratives

as

Shameful Secrets

1993

Shameful Secrets

as

Louise Levy

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

1999

Introducing Dorothy Dandridge

as

Auntie

Within These Walls

2001

Within These Walls

as

Melinda Donovan

Julian Po

1997

Julian Po

as

The Watsons Go to Birmingham

2013

The Watsons Go to Birmingham

as

Grandma Sands

Juice

1992

Juice

as

Steel's Mother

Blackout

2007

Blackout

as

Mrs. Thompson

Midnight Run for Your Life

1994

Midnight Run for Your Life

as

Det. Dixon

The Nightman

1992

The Nightman

as

Emily

Malcolm X

1992

Malcolm X

as

Lorraine

When a Man Loves a Woman

1994

When a Man Loves a Woman

as

Dr. Gina Mendez

Losing Isaiah

1995

Losing Isaiah

as

Caroline Jones

The Water Is Wide

2006

The Water Is Wide

as

Edna

The Black List: Volume Three

2010

The Black List: Volume Three

as

Self

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

2017

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

as

Narrator (voice)

Juanita

2019

Juanita

as

Kay-Rita

Sleepless in Seattle

1993

Sleepless in Seattle

as

Harriet

Lorenzo's Oil

1992

Lorenzo's Oil

as

Nurse Ruth

Loved

1997

Loved

as

Attorney Rose Jackson

The Deliverance of Elaine

1996

The Deliverance of Elaine

as

Edna (as Latanya Richardson)

Fried Green Tomatoes

1991

Fried Green Tomatoes

as

Janeen

All About Us

2007

All About Us

as

Cousin Bernice

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?

2023

Samuel L. Jackson: Did I Stutter?

as

self - archival footage

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Lorraine

Once and Again

Once and Again

as

Earth 2

Earth 2

as

Alex Wentworth

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal

as

Attorney Yvette Rose

Judging Amy

Judging Amy

as

Lena Railsback

The View

The View

as

Self

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

as

Self - Guest

Party of Five

Party of Five

as

Homicide: Life on the Street

Homicide: Life on the Street

as

Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope

as

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as

Edna Graves

100 Centre Street

100 Centre Street

as

Atallah Sims

Marvel's Luke Cage

Marvel's Luke Cage

as

Mama Mabel

Marvel's Luke Cage

Marvel's Luke Cage

as

Mama Mabel Stokes

Frannie's Turn

Frannie's Turn

as

Vivian

Blue Bloods

Blue Bloods

as

Lt. Dee Ann Carver

Summer Camp Island

Summer Camp Island

as

Queen Bee (voice)

Show Me a Hero

Show Me a Hero

as

Norma O'Neal

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as

Diane Pierce

Law & Order

Law & Order

as

Anne Houston

Beyond the Spotlight

Beyond the Spotlight

as

Baseball

Baseball

as

Various (voice)

The Last Movie Stars

The Last Movie Stars

as

Self

The Last Movie Stars

The Last Movie Stars

as

Maude Brink (voice)

The View

The View

as

Self - Guest

Cheers

Cheers

as

Moderator

The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

as

Self

Boston Public

Boston Public

as

Sheila

Baseball

Baseball

as

(voice)

Sherri

Sherri

as

Self - Guest

Production

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

as

Crew

Directing